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OCTOBER E-NEWSLETTER GUSTAVO CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN WITH LA PHIL This week, Gustavo Dudamel, Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, and the LA Phil begin a three-year exploration of Beethoven’s music for piano and orchestra with the composer's First and Third Piano Concertos. The concerts on October 4 and 5 will open with Piano Concerto No. 1, and the concerts on October 6 and 7 will open with Piano Concerto No. 3. Gustavo and the LA Phil close all four programs with Beethoven’s mighty Symphony No. 3, “Eroica.” Watch Leif Ove Andsnes discuss “The Beethoven Journey.” WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE AT THE LA PHIL  From October 11 to 14, Gustavo and the LA Phil present a new production of Oliver Knussen’s opera Where the Wild Things Are, a setting of Maurice Sendak’s classic. The LA Phil’s staging features video projections that bring to life the iconic hand-drawn illustrations of Sendak’s tale. Ravel was an early influence for Knussen, and Gustavo pairs Where the Wild Things Are with the French composer’s Mother Goose, also accompanied by video created by British director Netia Jones. Learn more & purchase tickets here.  Explore the iconic illustrations of Where the Wild Things Are  FILARMONICA DELLA SCALA CONCERT CELEBRATES DANIEL BARENBOIM'S 70TH On October 25, Gustavo Dudamel reunites with his colleague Daniel Barenboim for a concert that celebrates the Argentine-Israeli pianist and maestro’s 70th birthday. For the occasion, Gustavo leads the Filarmonica della Scala in the world premiere of Elliott Carter’s Dialogues II, commissioned by La Scala and the Staatsoper Unter den Linden for this special anniversary. The concert also features Barenboim at the keyboard, with Gustavo leading the entire ensemble, in Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor and Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Watch Dudamel and Barenboim backstage GUSTAVO TO CONDUCT RIGOLETTO AT MILAN'S TEATRO ALLA SCALA This November, Gustavo Dudamel returns to the Teatro alla Scala to conduct Verdi’s tragic masterpieceRigoletto. This drama of betrayal, revenge, and a daughter’s love marks Gustavo’s Verdian opera debut at the famed Milan house, which celebrates Verdi's bicentenary this season. Gustavo will lead all seven performances of Rigoletto from November 6 to 17. Learn more & purchase tickets here.  IN THIS ISSUE Gustavo conducts Beethoven with LA Phil Where the Wild Things Are at the LA Phil  Filarmonica della Scala concert celebrates Daniel Barenboim's 70th Gustavo to conduct Rigoletto at Milan's Teatro alla Scala QUICK LINKS EL SISTEMA LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC NEW RELEASES Mahler 8 Symphony of a Thousand Los Angeles Philharmonic, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Beethoven Symphony No. 3, Eroica Gustavo's first album of orchestral favorites, featuring works by composers from Beethoven to Bernstein and tracks never before released. Beethoven Symphony No. 3, Eroica Dudamel and the Simon Bolívar Youth Orchestra take on Beethoven's third and a selection of his overtures. Dances and Waves Live recording with the Vienna Philharmonic of its annual Summer Night Concert. Mendelssohn "Scottish" Symphony (Charitable LP)  Official debut concert with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Proceeds benefit El Sistema. UPCOMING APPEARANCES OCTOBER 4 & 5 Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles Los Angeles Philharmonic BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 (w/ Leif Ove Andsnes) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3, "Eroica" OCTOBER 6 & 7 Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles Los Angeles Philharmonic BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 (w/ Leif Ove Andsnes) BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3, "Eroica" OCTOBER 11, 12, 13 & 14 Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles Los Angeles Philharmonic RAVEL: Mother Goose(complete) KNUSSEN: Where the Wild Things Are Multimedia production by director and video artist Netia Jones OCTOBER 25 Teatro alla Scala, Milan Filarmonica della Scala BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 CARTER: Dialogue II BARTOK: Piano Concerto No. 1 w/ Daniel Barenboim, piano NOVEMBER 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15 & 17 Teatro alla Scala, Milan Filarmonica della Scala VERDI: Rigoletto VIEW FULL SCHEDULE

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